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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table sets out the maternal mortality, stillbirth and neo-natal death rates for the past five years: —
| Rate (per 1,000 live births). | 1945. | 1944. | 1943. | 1942. | 1941. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five years have been as follows:—
| Year. | Total Births Registered. | Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 Births. (Live and Still). | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other PuerperalCauses, | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | ||
COURSE OF LECTURES ON
PARENTHOOD AND MOTHERCRAFT.
A course of lectures was held at the Walthamstow Educational
Settlement (Friends' Hall), Greenleaf Road, Walthamstow, on
Thursdays at 3 p.m., between October and December, 1945.
The Course extended to 12 lectures arranged for the Settlement
in association with the National Association of Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres by the Walthamstow Public Health Department.
The lectures were given by:—
1. Dr. Leslie Housden.
2. Miss E. M. Howson, Midwife Teachers' Diploma,
S.R.N., S.C.M., Sister Tutor at Thorpe Coombe
Maternity Hospital.
3. Mrs. D. Androvenda, S.R.N., Matron—Handsworth
Avenue Day Nursery.
4. Miss A. C. Keenan, Health Visitor's Certificate, S.R.N.,
S.C.M., Superintendent Health Visitor.